Mothertime
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| Mothertime | |
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| Directed by | Matthew Jacobs |
| Produced by | Josh Golding |
| Written by | Novel: Gillian White |
| Starring | Kate Maberly Gina McKee Anthony Andrews Imogen Stubbs Shelia Allen Felix Bell Rosalind Bennett Faith Brook Megan De Wolf Stephanie Fayerman |
| Music by | John Harle |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Editing by | Rodney Holland Pamela Power |
| Distributed by | BBC Films |
| Release date(s) | December 28, 1997 (UK) January 1, 1998 (USA) |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | London, England  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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[edit] Synopsis
Vanessa and her siblings watch, as their divorced mother once again becomes drunk, making the children believe their Christmas will be ruined once again. Some drastic changes must be taken. When their mother is drunk, they take her and lock her in a basement to dry out. So begins a conspiracy to hide her absence from their father and the cleaning lady. The children feed their mother and spend many hours in the basement with her, hence the title 'Mothertime'. The children also spend time with their beloved father and his new wife hoping to spring a new but long lost family whole again. Unfortunately, the maneuvers are not so easy.
[edit] Awards
Won a Gold Award for Theatrical Feature Film.
[edit] Cast
Kate Maberly (Vanessa)
Gina McKee (Caroline)
Anthony Andrews (Robin)
Imogen Stubbs (Suzie)
Shelia Allen (Eileen)
Felix Bell (Lot)
Rosalind Bennett (Ruby)
Faith Brook (Isobel)
Megan De Wolf (Sacha)
Rosy De Wolf (Amber)
Kevin Dyer (Park Superviser)
Stephanie Fayerman (Mrs. Guerney)
Georgie Glen (Sister Louise)
Germaine Greer (Herself)
Sara-Marie Maltha (Ilse)
Ghizela Modood (Radio Presenter)
Ian Reddingon (Bart)
Fenella Shepard (Assistant)
Zohren Weiss (Dominic)
[edit] External links
- Gina McKee
- Kate Maberly
- Ian Reddington
- Felix Bell
